Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tennessee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Knoxville News.net http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/cat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:35:58 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:35:58 -0400 30 GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The mountains were a popular destination last month.The National Park Service said the Great Smoky Mountains National Park had nearly 886,000 visitors in May — the most ever in any May. The number was up by 10.5 percent, or more than 86,000 people, from May 2012.Year-to-date visitation is down by 5.5 percent from the five-year average, however. For the first ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300418/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:08 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300418/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Musical performer Cee Lo Green is making nice with Chattanooga after his recent Riverbend appearance that drew ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300803/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:36 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300803/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Belmont University College of Law has announced that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will speak at the school's first graduation next ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300804/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:34 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300804/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a $70,000 fine against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to one of its East Tennessee nuclear ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300685/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:17 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300685/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Chris Johnson is often asked how many yards he thinks he can rush for any season, and the player nicknamed CJ2K always responds with the same answer: 2,000. But Johnson says he's rarely asked about his team goals and gets tabbed as a selfish player for mentioning his personal goal. Still, he believes he can run for 2,000 yards again and help the Titans make the ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300805/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:53:18 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300805/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 June 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Wednesday it proposed a $70,000 penalty against Tennessee Valley Authority for component violations during the construction of the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor. Watts Bar is located near Spring City, Tennessee about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Knoxville, Tennessee. The NRC said in a release it requires certain components in a ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300420/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:52:37 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215300420/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 CORRECTS DATE OF DEATH TO JUNE 19 - FILE - This undated file photo shows country singer Slim Whitman. Whitman died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 of heart failure in Florida. He was 90. Whitman's career began in the late 1940s, and his tenor falsetto and ebony mustache and sideburns became global trademarks. They were also an inspiration for countless jokes thanks to the ubiquitous 1980s and 1990s ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297707/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:27 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297707/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The Tennessee Board of Pharmacy said it has adopted new regulations for compounding pharmacies licensed by the state following recent outbreaks of illnesses associated with tainted medicines created at these specialty pharmacies. The Pharmacy Board said in a news release that the new rules will improve safeguards for public health while also ensuring that drugs in short supply will be available. ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297613/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:38:53 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297613/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Coverage through the Tennessee Municipal League lapsed at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Athens Insurance owner Allen Carter said he received a letter from TML stating that the city did not meet the "long term results needed" for coverage to ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297044/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:49 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297044/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The deputy's neighbor, who is distantly related to him, was quickly developed as a suspect. He is 22-year-old Dustin Alan Caldwell of Rogersville. The police report stated Caldwell admitted stealing the gun and told police who had it. Officers confronted two men who handed it ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297043/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:49 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215297043/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215296421/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:00 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215296421/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 A Knoxville man is facing possible charges this morning after police say he set a couch on fire inside his apartment. Around 5:30 Wednesday morning fire fighters were called to Cagle Terrace Apartments. Investigators say that a resident who was being evicted set his couch on fire. The sprinkler in the apartment was able to extinguish the blaze. Fire fighters say that several other apartments ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215295184/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:39 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215295184/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Cavs have been talking to teams for weeks about a trade, but they are finding a limited market and at this point are likely to keep the pick. Sources in Cleveland strongly suggest that ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215294914/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:14 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215294914/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Celtics really welcome Rivers back with open arms? How can Rivers relay a message of team and loyalty when this process has suggested that he'd rather jump ship in order to chase a title in a sunny climate? Rivers, such a powerful speaker, can save face publicly. A fan base that's been left squeamish by the idea of rebuilding with a new coach would eventually forgive and forget. But the ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215294915/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:14 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215294915/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 KNOXVILLE -- A Knoxville Fire Department arson investigator has taken one person in custody and is questioning others regarding an apartment fire this ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215293614/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:44:37 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215293614/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 http://bit.ly/1asg9U3 ) cited an officer's report which said a witness saw the 2-year-old on the rails and picked him up shortly before a train came through the town on ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215293615/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:27:54 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215293615/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 A new Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting plant for the production of headlamps and rear lights was inaugurated yesterday in Pulaski, Tenn. This is the first lighting production plant in the United States, further strengthening an already established presence in the NAFTA region, which includes plants in Ciudad Juárez and Tepotzotlán, Mexico, and the R&D Center in Auburn Hills, ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215292617/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:25 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215292617/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Business owners interested in bidding on contracts worth millions of dollars with the city of Knoxville are invited to the city's annual Business Breakfast, to be offered at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Knoxville Civic ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215290688/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:18 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215290688/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Cousins William Ross, left, and Ella Ross play on the tire swing at the playground at World's Fair Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The World's Fair Park Working Group met today to discuss potential for the park to be a center for cultural resources. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284535/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:28 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284535/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel Marshall West and his twin 5-year-old sons, Jackson, left, and Pruitt, brave the rain as they head to watch the new Superman movie ';Man of Steel'; on Tuesday at Knoxville Center ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284283/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:10 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215284283/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 'Nashville' Cast, Creators Offer 10 Teasers on the Hurdles to Come (Exclusive Videos) The show's executive music producer will not be returning to the ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:59 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 DENVER (AP) -- A preliminary hearing is scheduled Thursday for a Colorado man accused of telling a flight attendant there was a bomb in his backpack on a flight from Knoxville, Tenn., to ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281980/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:45 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281980/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three Tennessee clinics have received subpoenas for documents related to drugs from a Massachusetts specialty pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak last ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281674/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:08 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215281674/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 A crash a little before noon Tuesday created delays for some drivers in West Knoxville. The wreck happened at I-640 Westbound near I-40. It involved a semi-truck and a sedan. A 10News viewer reported waiting in traffic for an hour. By 1:00pm, crews had cleared the accident scene. At this time, there is no information on possible injuries of the drivers involved in the ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279640/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:02 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279640/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 JACKSON, TN (localmemphis.com) - Jackson police are searching for two brothers accused of a shooting that sent a one-year-old to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 17, at The Villages Apartments in Jackson, Tennessee. Investigators say there was a confrontation involving Tony and Justin Byrd, who are ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279414/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:32 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279414/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Miami-based Lennar Corp. said it has expanded homebuilding operations into the Nashville, Tenn., market, acquiring control of about 40 homesites in the Tollgate Village community.Lennar said its new venture into Nashville is overseen by Andy Pfeifer, who is a 12-year Nashville homebuilding veteran. Lennar’s move into Tennessee is part of a recent strategic expansion that includes Atlanta, ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279447/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:34:02 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279447/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Two more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam have pleaded guilty in a federal probe of the company's business practices. Pilot Flying J regional sales managers Kevin Wallace Clark and Jay Stinnett pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to Knoxville NBC ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279448/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:15 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215279448/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Denver, AP) A Colorado man who acted nervously and told a flight attendant there was a bomb in his backpack on a flight from Knoxville, Tennessee to Denver has been charged in federal court. Mark Michael Bote of Thornton was arrested Friday after the Frontier Airlines flight landed. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that the 23-year-old has been charged with giving a false report. ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215278369/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:58 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215278369/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a fight broke out among 50 detainees at Shelby County Juvenile Court when a sprinkler system went off, unlocking the doors of their ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215277074/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:40 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215277074/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- How many wildlife agents does it take to catch a wild hog? Only one - under a new remote system used by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276987/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:31 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276987/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado man who acted nervously and told a flight attendant there was a bomb in his backpack on a flight from Knoxville, Tenn. to Denver has been charged in federal ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276969/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:27 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215276969/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee education officials are training teachers from across the state on how to implement a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215275696/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:54:39 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215275696/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Officers were called at 10:45 p.m. to parking lot "H" at Walter P. Taylor Homes at Olive Street because of gunfire, said Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215274181/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:03:37 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215274181/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 http://bit.ly/ZZ2nEc ) the proposal was prepared by former schools finance director Myron Dale, who was fired Monday. School officials said federal fines mounted to $166,000 when Dale failed to make an Internal Revenue Service withholding payment in March. Dale also presided over constructing the budget ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215274182/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:47:38 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215274182/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 UK head coach Mark Stoops watched the action from the field during the Blue-White football game on Saturday April 13, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. Photos by Mark Cornelison | ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215273986/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:42 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215273986/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Troy Carlson is well outnumbered by Mickey Mouse as he looks over the artwork by Tennessee Loveless. Carlson's Stage Nine Entertainment Store in Old Sacramento will be the site of the TENxTENxTEN show of Loveless' work Saturday and ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272396/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:01:37 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272396/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The financially strapped Nashville Symphony has laid off its catering and dining staff.The Tennessean reported symphony CEO Alan Valentine and Board Chairman Ed Goodrich announced late Monday what they called a "difficult decision." They said affected workers were told Monday that their jobs would end Aug. 4. The number of people being laid off wasn't ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272397/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:42 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272397/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a 19-year-old.According to The Jackson Sun, Sheriff David Woolfork said people gathered at the home of James Mac Hardwick Jr. and Sara Kathleen Hardwick. Woolfork said the couple knew there was underage drinking at the party held by their son, ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272398/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:58:41 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215272398/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is funding nine Tennessee business-related projects with more than $100,000 in grants.In a statement Monday, Vilsack said the money comes from the USDA's Rural Business Enterprise Grants program.Businesses will be receiving grants for projects related to tourism, technology, training and food ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271014/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:52:08 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271014/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 McGhee Tyson Airport celebrated its 75th year in business. Nearly 1.8 million passengers passed through McGhee Tyson Airport in 2012, according ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271181/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:48 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271181/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The charge came after Houston earlier represented himself in state court on charges stemming from a police chase. He was convicted of evading arrest and reckless ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271182/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:35:01 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215271182/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 http://bit.ly/10tjtfT ), police said the bullet grazed the infant boy and did not strike his brain. The child was taken to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, where he was listed in critical ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269882/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:12 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269882/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269881/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:12 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269881/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a ... http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269883/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:31:11 -0400 http://www.knoxvillenews.net/index.php/sid/215269883/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7